152 Remarks on the Site of Troy 
It is but little more which I propose to 
attempt on the present occasion. 
The site of ancient Troy has been an ob- 
ject of research amongst antiquarians for 
above 2,000 years, and though much light 
has been thrown on the subject in later times, 
by amore correct knowledge of the topo- 
graphy of the Troad, and more critical study 
of the Iliad, it is a question still disputed 
as warmly as ever, and apparently with as 
little chance of being ever decided. 
Amidst so much conflicting testimony, and 
so many learned doubts, where it is difficult 
to arrive at a conclusion satisfactory to our 
own mind, it would bea vain hope to impress 
conviction on that of others. We trust, how- 
ever, that after a candid review of the argu- 
ments, and an attentive application of the 
text of the Iliad to the topography of the 
Troad, we shall not be called presumptuous 
for asserting, that there is one spot on the 
Trojan. plain, which, above all others, pre- 
sents a plausible title to being the site of that 
celebrated city. 
The number of learned men, who have 
devoted their time and talent to the decision 
of this.question, proves it to be one replete 
with interest; nor can it ever be regarded as 
devoid of importance, since whatever places 
